NEC Integrates STEC Zeus IOPS(TM) Solid State Drives (SSDs), Marking the First Platform-Wide SSD Implementation
April 06 2011 - 9:25AM
STEC, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC), a global provider of high-end
enterprise-class solid-state drive (SSD) technologies and
solutions, today announced that its ZeusIOPS™ SSDs were selected
for NEC's D-Series SAN Storage arrays as part of NEC's integration
of SSD technology.
"Since our customers have stringent and precise requirements for
storage solutions, teaming with STEC will allow us to push the
capabilities of our SAN Storage devices even further, beginning
with the D-Series implementation," said Chikara Suzuki, General
Manager, Storage Products Division, NEC Corporation. "Performance
and cost-effectiveness matter greatly within the enterprise space
and the STEC ZeusIOPS SSD provides both without compromise. We see
this integration as a step towards greater SSD deployment across
multiple NEC platforms."
The NEC D-Series SAN Storage array is designed specifically to
meet the intense data requirements of an enterprise segment that is
growing at an unprecedented rate. To address this increasing
demand, the D-Series provides easily scalable SAN storage without
sacrificing performance or flexibility. The new NEC D-Series SAN
Storage arrays featuring STEC's ZeusIOPS SSDs are available now for
enterprise-level storage integration.1
"We are excited to work alongside NEC to advance its D-Series
SAN Storage arrays by adding the performance features of our
ZeusIOPS SSD," said Manouch Moshayedi, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of STEC. "ZeusIOPS SSDs are among the most powerful and
resource-efficient storage solutions ever engineered and we're glad
that, through our collaboration, NEC can deliver the proven
performance gains and power consumption savings of STEC's SSDs to
its enterprise customers."
The ZeusIOPS SSD product family presents a SSD design that
enables performance breakthroughs that enable systems to deliver
outstanding and sustainable Input/Outputs per second (IOPS). As a
result, ZeusIOPS SSDs can be easily integrated into existing
storage infrastructures—delivering a new level of
enterprise-optimized storage solutions. Additional ZeusIOPS SSD
advantages include:
- More than 200 times faster transactional performance over 15K
RPM hard disk drive (HDD)
- Sustained random read performance in excess of 70,000 IOPS
- Sustained sequential large block transfers up to 450 MB/s
- Built-in enterprise focused advanced wear leveling
- 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch form factors for seamless replacement
within existing storage systems
- Available in6 Gb/s Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) interface for
complete storage solution
For more information regarding this announcement and other
important SSD topics, please visit the company's web site at
www.stec-inc.com/ssd/technology.
1: STEC's ZeusIOPS 73GB and 400GB Serial-Attached SCSI
(SAS) SSDs are available in NEC's D-Series SAN Storage arrays:
D4-30 and D8-30.
About STEC
STEC, Inc. is a leading global provider of solid-state drive
(SSD) technologies and solutions tailored to meet the
high-performance, high-reliability needs of original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs). With headquarters in Santa Ana, California
and locations worldwide, STEC leverages almost two decades of
solid-state drive knowledge and experience to deliver the most
comprehensive line of solid-state drives to the storage industry.
For more information, visit the company's web site at
http://www.stec-inc.com.
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This release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties, including those statements concerning
customer adoption and utilization of STEC's and NEC's technologies
and solutions, the benefits from the integration of STEC SSDs
across NEC's storage platforms, the capabilities and performance of
STEC's products, and the adoption of SSDs into new applications.
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CONTACT: Michael Bingham, Director of Corporate Marketing and
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